The ruse was not discovered until the plane took off and flight attendants discovered that there was an extra person aboard. Questioned, Olajide Olwaseun Noibi allegedly produced an out-of-date boarding pass in someone else's name, the Associated Press reports.

He was not detained, however, and left Los Angeles airport upon arrival.

Noibi was arrested five days later, on Wednesday, when he returned to LAX and tried to board a Delta flight to Atlanta again using an expired board pass, FBI spokesperson Laura Eimiller, tells KTLA.

A check of his luggage turned up 10 more expired boarding passes, none of them in his name, the AP says.

FBI officials say he did not have a valid ID, using instead a University of Michigan ID card with his photo and full name, KTLA reports.

An FBI affidavit shows that the man whose name was on the original boarding pass later said it disappeared from his back pocket while he was en route to the airport last week, CNN reports.

A spokesman for Virgin America said the airline doesn't comment on security issues, ABC news reports.

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